JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 161 
274780 to 274793—Continued 
274790. DAUCUS sp. 
I.W. 1820. 
274791. DAUCUS sp. 
I.W. 1821. 
274792. DAUCUS sp. 
IW. 1949. ‘Kashmir’. 
274793. DAUCUS sp. 
I.W. 1950. ‘Kashmir’. 
274794 and 274795. CITRULLUS LANATUS (Thunb.) Mansf. 
Cucurbitaceae. Watermelon. 
From Pakistan. Seeds presented by the United States Operations Mission, 
Karachi. Received May 18, 1961. 
‘Turmuz’. Vines vigorous; fruit 12 inches long, nine inches diameter, 
slightly ribbed; skin dark green; flesh pink to light red; taste bland, domi- 
nated by cucumber. No indication of wilt. 
274794. No.1. Seeds black. 
274795. No.2. Seeds brown. 
274796 to 274806. 
From Japan. Plant material collected by J. L. Creech, agricultural explorer, 
Crops Research Division, Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, Md. For 
U.S.D.A.-Longwood Cooperative Program. Received May 18, 1961. 
274796 to 274799. CAMELLIA JAPONICA L. Theaceae. Common camellia. 
274796. Col. No. 866. Along streambed, Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyu- 
shu. Elevation 900 meters. Tree to 7.5 meters high; leaves small, 
narrow; flowers red. 
274797. Col. No. 870. Farmhouse on Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu. 
Elevation 400 meters. Late-flowering variety; flowers pink, white 
edged, double. 
274798. Col. No. 871. On Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu. Eleva- 
tion 600 meters. Tree to 6 meters high; leaves broad, shining, green; 
flowers pink. 
274799. Col. No. 872. On Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu. Elevation 
900 meters. Leaves small, flowers dark red, tubular. 
274800. LYCORIS SANGUINEA var. KUISHIANA Makino Amaryllidaceae. 
Col. No. 864. On Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu. Elevation 600 
ads Leaves grow in spring; flowers in late July to early August, orange 
colored. 
274801. HOSTA NAKAIANA F., Maekawa Liliaceae. 
Col. No. 874. On Taradake, Nagasaki-ken, Kyushu. Elevation 950 
meters. Plantain lily; flowers pale purple. 
274802. ILEX cRENATA Thunb. Aquifoliaceae. Japanese holly. 
Col. No. 867. _ Top of Mount Kyogatake, Nagasaki Prefecture. Elevation 
1,057 meters. Plant small, shrubby; leaves dark green, small, ovate. 
274803. RHODODENDRON METTERNICHII Sieb. & Zucc. Ericaceae. 
Leatherleaf rhododendron. 
Col. No. 868. Top of Mount Kyogatake, Nagasaki Prefecture. Elevation 
1,057 meters. Evergreen type; flowers pale pink. 
